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Marshall's Pasties
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 9 am - 6 pm
Sat 10 am - 6 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Drive-Thru:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
13 reviews for Marshall's Pasties
Review Highlights
"...and reflect on the Cornish miners that brought this tasty..."
(in 3 reviews)
"...only little hole in the wall right by the Del Oro Theater."
(in 3 reviews)
"They've perfected the crust-- it's flakey and tender..."
(in 4 reviews)
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13 reviews in English
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Review from William B.
Penn Valley, CA
2/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
Tips: The first thing you should do is read the other reviews. I don't want to reiterate something that has already been said, aside from the quality of the food and service I had.
Second, have a plan, know just what you want. Large/Small, Cornish Pasties--Hot, Cold, or frozen.
Some history of the Cornish Pasties: Associated with Cornwall in Great Britain, hence the name "Cornish Pasties". Also known is this was a staple for miners, because it was easy to carry and handle while on the job. Actually the exact origins are unclear, one of the early references was in the 13 century, (1207-1272), in the town of Great Yarmouth. One more note then on to my world famous reviews, (just kidding). In the Cornwall mines, the Pasties were associated with "Knockers", said to be spirits knocking on the mine walls to indicate rich veins of ore, or a warning of an impending tunnel collapse. The miners would leave a small part of the pasty in the mine to be on the good side of the spirits. So what does this tell us? ALWAYS SHARE YOUR PASTIES!
I was just walking by and saw this little shop that is about as wide as a typical bathroom is long. But it looks so genuine I had to stop and check it out. After all my Yelp friends rated this 5 STARS! I had no idea what or how to order a pasties--note how to pronounce this gem, this is not a donut. One lady as I was coming in had 2 dozen in boxes heading to Lake Tahoe. Another lady at the counter was there waiting for her order, so I asked how does all of this work. She gave me the run-down, and also told me when she was just a little girl she went to elementary school just right down the street and behind the school they were allowed to go to another local pasties shop to get some for lunch. She also told me, she does not live in Grass Valley any longer, but always comes back to get a dozen or two for the freezer back home and one hot pasties for her driving trip. Very Cool Stuff!
I ordered small beef and sausage pasties, paid my $4.45 for one and quickly headed for my truck to try one. Mmmmmmm OMG.. good! Fresh, not overly seasoned, and perfect for 1 hand driving/eating on the go. (This is not a recommendation) All I can say is you must try it to understand how good they are.
The service was wonderful, the lady at the counter has been working there for many years and told me of some of the history of Marshall's Pasties. In that location alone, 43 years! One of the oldest businesses in Grass Valley, and still getting 5 Stars.... Amazing!
This is a keeper--on my Local Flair list!Listed in: Best Local Flair
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Review from Brandon L.
Grass Valley, CA
10/19/2011
When we moved to Grass Valley everyone told me "you''ll enjoy our pasties. They're a tradition." This was usually right after someone recommended I proceed immediately to a place called "Gentlemen's Quarters." For a moment I wondered what kind of community we'd moved to -- a place where no one could pronounce a long "a" and where I was probably always going to be getting my change in singles.
No tassels at Marshall's, just old-school Hot Pockets for Cornish miners. We've had beef, pork, veggie, you name it. Great stuff. Marshall's is a cash-only little hole in the wall right by the Del Oro Theater. A pleasing relic of GV's past where you can fill your belly for cheap. -
Review from Andrew M.
Mission Valley, San Diego, CA
1/31/2012
Marshall's is the best pastie place ever. I go here every time I come back home to visit. The lady inside is really nice too. Don't go to Cousin Jacks... Their pasties are weird.
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Review from Roxanne B.
Auburn, CA
10/13/2011
Go here the people are so nice and the food is very very good. These are real Cornish pasties and they have an apple one that is heaven.
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Review from Ellie W.
Norco, CA
8/7/2011
A solid five stars for this family owned business. Twenty five years after I tasted my first pasty here, they taste as good as I remember. Try the beef or the sausage (and take home a dozen frozen) and reflect on the Cornish miners that brought this tasty meal-in-hand they used to pack in their lunch pails before heading down the shaft for a day of hard rock mining.
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Review from Lynne F.
Los Angeles, CA
7/2/2011
This place is one of those out-of-the-way gems with local food that is a must-do stop for anyone at all interested in the history of the area; although, since it is on the edge of downtown, it isn't really out-of-the-way. But it is tiny. Just look for the big yellow sign just past the theater on Mill Street.
A pasty (pronounced past-ee, not like the things strippers wear) is a meat and potato and onion turnover. The Cornish miners would carry these for a quick and filling lunch down in the mine. Very historic. And the ones at Marshall's are the best. The crust is thin, but substantial in its own way, and very flaky. The ample filling is simple but very tasty.
They have several different fillings available, including a sort of dessert pasty made with apples. I think one is all vegetables, but I'm not sure. I get the impression the menu changes according to what they have or are out of, as there is usually something covered up with paper on the painted menu board on the back wall behind the counter. They also serve canned sodas and a couple of other beverage choices.
This place is sort of a cross between somewhere to eat and somewhere to get a prepared product. All the cooking is done in the back of the shop. You can buy a pasty, have it heated up (microwave, but the quality really doesn't suffer), and eat it at one of the few tiny tables in the infinitesimal dining area, ditto on the hotting up but take it away and eat somewhere else, or get them cold by the each or the dozen for later. (I've never eaten one cold, so I don't know how it would taste. They are historically meant to be heated before eating.)
Parking can be a problem, unless you know about the Safeway lot behind the shop. Park there, walk up to the shop, and enjoy a tasty bit of history for lunch or an early dinner. -
Review from Jasmine F.
Auburn, CA
10/14/2011
hands down, best pasties I've ever had. Not only that, but the staff are funny and helpful, the pasties are inexpensive (and also delicious!) and they're made right there in the shop. Make sure you're at the BEST pasty joint in California, on Mill street across the street from the Del Oro Theatre. Don't go to that OTHER PLACE (coughcousinjack'scough), you'll end up with an empty wallet, terrible pasties and a bad mood.
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Review from Chandra C.
El Granada, CA
4/16/2011
BEST PASTIES IN THE WORLD! So authentic, and so deeeeelicious! I highly recommend.... you won't be disappointed! Definitely a must each time I visit GV.... in fact I always buy extras to keep in my freezer!
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Review from Holly S.
Santa Rosa, CA
7/14/2010
I have very fond memories of Marshall's Pasties. My mom and I would make a special trip up from Auburn and buy about 10-15 of them at a time. We would pick one out that we wanted to eat and the lovely people at Marshall's would heat it up for us. The shop is very tiny, and they used to have seating upstairs, but we would go back and sit in the car and eat one of our delicious pasties in the cool of our air conditioned car. The rest we would take home to store in the freezer. They freeze beautifully and heat up in the microwave quite easily.
When I moved away from Auburn, those pasties were what I would think back on and lament over the most. Last year I scoured the internet to find a recipe that got me close to what Marshall's provided. Nothing compares, but my homemade pasties hold me over until I am able to make it out to Grass Valley and stock up on their tasty Cornish treats. -
Review from Stephanie S.
Santa Rosa, CA
12/8/2010
I love this tiny little downtown shop, if you grew up in this area, chances are you have some gooood memories of eatting these pasties. It always smells so good when you walk by you HAVE to go in and get one. That golden brown flakey crust is one of the best things in the world!
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Review from Vanessa R.
San Francisco, CA
6/6/2009
I wasn't ever a fan of pasties until I had Marshall's pasties. This place is so tiny (squished between a hair salon and library, across and on the same side of the street as the Del Oro theatre) I'd never even seen it before my fiance started raving about it one day. He goes in often as he works nearby and I go in often as I love their amazing pasties. They've perfected the crust-- it's flakey and tender without falling apart. All their fillings are heavy and generous (never a mostly-crust, partially filled thing...) and they all have excellent flavor. I was originally turned waay of to pasties because I had a lesser-made one elsewhere that had this really strange and unidentifiable flavor...to this day I have no idea what it could be but thankfully Marshall's just taste like the delicious meat, potatoes and veggies they're filled with. They serve them with ketchup and/or malt vinegar. I think $4.95 for a large one (get the large, it's worth it and they're not really that big).
Also...try the apple with topping heated up. So. Amazingly. Yummy. -
Review from Tawn N.
12/3/2008
After spending an evening at the Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley, I stopped here and check out this so call "pasties" after some friends told me the historical aspect of this food. I gave the beef pasties a try and could almost imagine the miner's with their lunch pail warmed by a candle with the pasties, tea and a saffron bun deep in the mines surrounding Grass Valley. It was a bit salty but delicious. I will try it again when I find myself back here.
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Review from Ms. J.
Washington, DC
4/16/2007
Pasties in general were always kind of meh to me until one day, I was walking down Mill Street with a friend at lunch time and we decided to get some food. It was a very cold day so we were kind of thinking soup, maybe pizza....then we happened to walk by Marshall's, and though I had eaten there in the past and never been blown away, the delicious smell of meat and pie crust wafting onto the street was irresistible. We squeezed inside (I mean literally squeezed...the place is TINY) and ordered two beef pasties and while they heated them up for us we decided we'd take them up to the balcony above which is I guess their dining room. As we climbed up the stairs it started to snow, and while we sat and ate our pasties Mill Street became softly blanketed in white and I felt like I had traveled in time back to the 1800s. Everything just looked so... quaint. Nobody else was really out, and those beef pasties with extra ketchup and extra vinegar just tasted so much better than I remembered. This experience could probably only be replicated on such a winter's day, but I encourage any visitors to Grass Valley to give Marshall's a try.
